CAMEACONNECT ISSUE 06 2014

WORLD CUP SPECIALHOW DO WE CELEBRATE – SEE PAGE 12

Please email your stories to CAMEA Connect camea_newsletter@konicaminolta.eu www.konicaminolta.euKonica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH Oftec Business Centre 2 Notabile Road Birkirkara MaltaLayout Design: Oliver Ukat Text: Pauline Galea, Robert Mifsud and Diana Lavender. Front cover & page 3 image: © Oliver Ukat.

12WORLD CUP FOOTBALL – HOW DO YOU CELEBRATE?

KONICA MINOLTA IN THE PRESS - OVERVIEW

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TRAINING

19 – MPlus News19 – COMPASS

ENVIRONMENT

16 – Giving Shape to...Your Body!

IN THIS ISSUE:

04 – Improve performance C1100 series05 – EDP Award bizhub PRESS C107006 – Staff Profile09 – European Top Club 2013/201410 – Maintenance Firmware releases21 – Konica Minolta in the Press23 – OPS Go to Market Events23 – Follow Us

FRENCH NEWS

08 – Konica Minolta renforce sa presence en Algerie20 – Le road show

LATEST NEWS

11 – YSoft SafeQ Office Solution 12 – Football World Cup CAMEA14 – Benchmark with bizhub PRESS 2250P17 – Konica Minolta expands reach in APAC22 – NEW(s) in the Office World Cup Football Banner Blue Angel Mark awarded

COUNTRY NEWS

08 – Algeria Konica Minolta strengthens its presence in Algeria18 – Nigeria Africa Outdoor Advertising Exhibition20 – Morocco Road Show

09 EUROPEAN TOP CLUB – SRI-LANKA

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CONTENT/EDITORIAL 02/03

Please email your stories to CAMEA Connect camea_newsletter@konicaminolta.eu www.konicaminolta.euKonica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH Oftec Business Centre 2 Notabile Road Birkirkara MaltaLayout Design: Oliver Ukat Text: Pauline Galea, Robert Mifsud and Diana Lavender. Front cover & page 3 image: © Oliver Ukat.

Welcome to Issue 6Hello and welcome back.

Great to see you could spare a moment to read through the 6th issue of CAMEA Connect.

In this issue we are celebrating the fact that for the second year running we have received an award from the renowned European Digital Press Association (EDP). Our bizhub PRESS C1070 has beaten the competition to win the “Best cut-sheet colour printer – light production” category. Once again Konica Minolta demonstrated their expertise and success in the European Printing Market.

Something we are of course really proud of, and so should you, representing “our brand” in your respective countries.

Of course we could not let the World Cup pass unnoticed. In our center pages we have created an overview of all the groups and asked colleagues to send in images of how they celebrate the football in their country.

The results are very striking; “football brings everyone together!”

Furthermore we are covering the new bizhub PRESS C1100 series and the bizhub PRESS 2250P, the fastest, monochrome production engine.

Application wise, Konica Minolta has supplemented its wide range of office applications with YSoft SafeQ, and innovative, feature-rich solution that enables central print administration. You will learn more about YSoft SafeQ on page 11 of this issue.

Wishing you all great results for Q2.

Until we meet again,

Yours,

Mark Oldfield

Senior Area Manager CAMEA & Head of Malta Offices Business Operations Division Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe

be connected to boost the printer’s performance to a maximum of nine trays and a capacity of 13,890 sheets.

Stabilised top gradeIn order to attract new customers and retain existing ones in a highly competitive market, it is essential to provide a wide range of products, supply consistently high quality and meet professional demands. The bizhub PRESS C1100 series maintains stable top grade to satisfy customer demands and differentiate their businesses.

The SIMITRI® HD E toner guarantees consistently high-quality image output and better environmental performance. Advanced S.E.A.D. IV image processing technology also improves image quality and reproducibility. The recently introduced combination of various features like paper alignment detection or auto adjustment has considerably improved paper alignment accuracy.

Stabilised high-quality image output also guarantees accurate colour reproduction, and stability is enhanced by sampling the

The bizhub PRESS C1100 and C1085 offer outstanding performance, first-rate quality and attractive added value. In keeping with the motto, “Better performance while cutting time and costs”, the two new digital colour production printers meet demands for completing a wider range of high-volume jobs more efficiently while meeting high-level specifications and enhancing output.

Superior performanceWith printing speeds of 100 ppm and 85 ppm, the bizhub PRESS C1100 and C1085 are the fastest of Konica Minolta’s colour production printers. Various types of printing jobs with tight deadlines can be completed more efficiently and punctually while cutting operating costs and work time. High-performance printing, same printing speed for paper weights ranging from 55 gsm to 350 gsm cardstock and automatic duplex printing all improve efficiency and prevent productivity loss.

Stable paper feeding is also guaranteed by various paper feed units, with or without scanner functions. Up to three former paper feeding modules can also

Improve performance with Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C1100 series

characteristics of the output paper and the colour feedback sensor.

Great value-added optionsFlexible production systems meet professional demands and fulfil a wide range of post-processing requirements to increase profitability by reducing operating hours, cutting costs and adding value. The bizhub PRESS C1100 and C1085 feature a wide range of finishing options such as booklet production, perfect binding, auto ring binding and of course high stacking capabilities of up to 10,000 sheets with an enormous variety of ways to connect them facilitates one-step printing and finishing without manual intervention.“Performance – that’s the key boosting print supply businesses. With the bizhub PRESS C1100 and C1085, we take the next step in the colour production printer market after the great success of our first mid production system.”, says Karl-Friedrich Edenhuizen, Product Manager, Production Printing Group, International Marketing Division.

For more information about this machine, please contact Andrea Peresso: andrea.peresso@konicaminolta.eu

Create new sources of revenue for customers and maximise uptime and print orders with two new colour production printers. Perfect for graphic communication providers, central repro graphic departments and anyone who needs large print volumes delivered at high speeds.

The bizhub PRESS C1100 can be equipped with a wide range of finishing options to create professional print products in one step without manual intervention. Additionally, up to three paper feeding modules can be connected to boost the printer’s performance to a maximum of nine trays and a capacity of 13,890 sheets.

NEWS 04/05

Best cut-sheet colour printer light production market: EDP Award for Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C1070

Group, International Marketing Division.

The bizhub PRESS C1070 for digital colour printing brings power, performance and simplicity to any production print application. It combines output speeds of up to 71 pages per minute with familiar PC-like operation features, such as a hand-held mouse, and a large 15-inch colour touch-screen

The EDP Association counts 20 of Europe’s leading digital print magazines as its members and reaches more than half a million readers. During a special EDP General Assembly, representatives of all the member magazines – including digital print specialists, journalists, technical consultants and industry representatives – discussed the quality of the products that had been submitted for the award. Finally they decided which product deserved an EDP trophy. Decision criteria included aspects such as value to the user, customer support and services.

“Having won EDP Awards in 2009, 2011 and 2013, we are delighted to have impressed the jury again this year with our bizhub PRESS C1070. We are pleased that our ongoing objective of creating outstanding products that offer our customers substantial added value is gaining international approval. Our aim is to build on this success by evolving our portfolio and impressing our customers with a consistently strong performance,” comments Karl-Friedrich Edenhuizen, Product Manager, Production Printing

display. Furthermore, the colour production printer’s wide range of functions to control image and colour density and its versatile inline finishing options meet all production requirements.

For more information about this machine, please contact Andrea Peresso: andrea.peresso@konicaminolta.eu

For the second year running, Konica Minolta has received an award from the renowned European Digital Press Association (EDP). The bizhub PRESS C1070 has beaten the competition this year to win in the “Best cut-sheet colour printer – light production” category. In winning the EDP award, Konica Minolta has once again demonstrated its expertise and success in the European production printing market.

Awards show in Munich: Michael Molbaek (second from right) accepts the EDP award for the bizhub PRESS C1070 in the category “Best cut-sheet colour printer – light production”.

to be precise in 1995, when Konica and Minolta where still miles apart....

I still remember the Minolta EP series being launched on my first week of work and the Konica U Bix range some weeks after. My first and only job before my current one was with Office Technology Ltd. (Libya) where I was recommended by my school to carry out my 3 weeks work experience.

Soon after I started to work as a part timer for the company and once I completed my diploma, I moved on to full time. Working with the same company for so long gave me the opportunity to gain experience in various departments, starting from sales/marketing, shipping/logistics together with administration and PA to the Managing Director. I then joined Konica Minolta Malta office 5 years ago, expecting new challenges, new experiences and with the intention to learn and get to know more about

Could you tell me a bit about yourself?

My name is Pauline, I am Maltese and my position with the company is that of Assistant to the Head of Malta offices. My star sign is Virgo, which makes me most of all a perfectionist, loyal but beware - critical too! I love reading and am addicted to magazines especially health/fashion or interior design ones but most of all I look forward to reading a good book whenever time permits. Cooking is also something which I am passionate about as long as I don’t have to cook any sort of cakes or sweets - would be best for everyone if I buy desert instead :) And since we are right in the middle of the World Cup fever.. I support Italy and make it a point not to miss a single game when Italy is playing.

What is your background?

I started working at a very young age,

Assistant to Head of Malta Office - Pauline Galea

STAFF PROFILE

this brand which I literally grew up with.. I am happy to say that my expectations were certainly met!

Was there a person in your career who really made a difference?

No, there is not ‘a’ single person but many different people from all

This issue we are meeting up for a nice glass of white wine with Pauline Galea. Relaxing by the sea we find out more about Pauline and her life in Malta. Please pull up a chair and see what Pauline has to say...

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sectors whom I have met during the course of my career. I can honestly say that work made me stronger and helped to shape up my character throughout the years and make me the person I am now.

Can you describe a typical day or week in your position?

This is not an easy question since my daily work varies so much that I wouldn’t know from where to start. Every day is different and this is what I love about my job. I always look for challenges and hate repetition so I must say I was very lucky so far.

What is your personal mission statement?

Well, I have various but the one which I tend to follow very often is; Do it from the heart or not at all. This would be my personal mission statement which I use in all aspects of my life. I firmly believe that optimism is the key, to everything. But most of all, I tend to stand for what is right, even if most of the time this means standing alone.

What do you like to do most in your spare time?

I tend to spend a lot of my free time doing shopping - window shopping included. A girl can never have enough shoes or bags right? But I am also happy to spend an hour or so walking through the aisles at the supermarket! Shopping is like therapy for me and it normally works. I also like to go for a walk by the sea especially during winter when the weather is not so warm and listening to my favourite singer - Robby Williams

There is no right or wrong answer, but if you could be anywhere in

the world right now, where would you be?

I cannot say that I do not like travelling - I do and there are many countries still on my bucket list where I would like to visit one day, however I love my country and in the end, it will always be the place I return to - whatever the future may bring.

What is the last book you read?

I Heart London by Lindsey Kelk, with the latest one from her I Heart series “I Heart Christmas” to be the next one. Once I find the time of course.

Who is/are your hero(es):

My father. He is my weakest point, maybe the only person with whom I can never be angry with and I must say that the bond between us grows stronger day by day. I always looked at him as my hero since I was a little girl and now that I am old enough to understand him better, I am sure that this will never change.

If you could choose one super hero power, what would it be and why:

If I had the power to make people appreciate more what they have, I would use this super hero power to the max. We should not wait until we loose what we have in order to appreciate what we had.

In the next issue of CAMEA Connect we will be talking to

Shintaro Inoue - Manager Regional Sales and Strategic Planning

Manager for the CAMEA Region.

Konica Minolta renforce sa présence en Algérie en octroyant la distribution à l’entreprise SCI/Anwarnet et inaugure son showroom, à Dely Brahim pour faire découvrir les Solutions d’impression Konica Minolta.

Konica Minolta renforce sa présence en Algérie

Ce nouveau partenaire pour l’Algérie SCI/Anwarnet, permettra de répondre au mieux à la forte demande du marché Algérien.

SCI/Anwarnet est une entreprise

IT parfaitement introduit sur le marché informatique Algérien et Konica Minolta permettra de compléter leur approche documentaire.

Monsieur Mohamed Fadi Gouasmia, Directeur général de SCI/

Anwarnet ajoutera : «Nous sommes extrêmement fiers d’avoir été sélectionnés pour la représentation de cette grande marque. En associant notre expertise et notre relation déjà pérenne avec de nombreuses entreprises Algériennes, nous pensons pouvoir proposer des réponses pertinentes aux problématiques de nos clients dans ce nouveau domaine!»

La journée a était chargé en événements ce mardi 10 juin 2014: une conférence de Presse dans la matinée et l’ouverture officiel du Show-Room le soir aux clients et prospects.

by Michel Sebag - Strategic Business Unit Manager

Konica Minolta strengthens its presence in AlgeriaKonica Minolta strengthens its presence in Algeria the appointment of a new distributor. SCI/Anwarnet opened their showroom at Dely Brahim on the 10th of June.

The new partner for Algeria SCI/Anwarnet, will be able answer the great demand for printing solutions in the Algerian market.

SCI/Anwarnet is a locally well-established IT company. Mr. Mohamed Fadi Gouasmia,

CEO of SCI/Anwarnet added: “We are extremely proud to have been selected to represent this great brand.

By combining our expertise and ever lasting relationship with many Algerian enterprises, we believe we can offer relevant solutions to the problems and challenges of our customers in this field.”

The day started with a well-attended press conference in the morning and later on day, the official opening of the new showroom took place.

Konica Minolta - European Top Club 2013/2014

With stunning nature, rainforest mountains and palm lined beaches it promised to be an unforgettable trip for the winning sales representatives.

Plenty of excursions were organized and a gala dinner concluded the 4 amazing days.

The following companies represented the CAMEA region:

Arkeos – Morocco, Techno Pointe – Tunisia, Skysat – Nigeria, Infoland – Kazakhstan, Tesco – Jordan, Copytech – Lebanon, Sistec – Angola, Office Group Ltd – Libya and Halal – Azerbaijan.

Should you wish to receive more information about the forthcoming Konica Minolta – European Top Club Sales Contest, just send an email to pauline.galea@konicaminolta.eu

As you all are aware, Konica Minolta organizes an annual European Top Club sales contest for Sales staff. The winners of this year’s Konica Minolta Top Club were awarded with an unforgettable 4-day trip to Sri-Lanka, the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. The trip took place from the 29th of May until the 1st of June.

In this issue of CAMEA Connect, we would like to bring to your attention the below maintenance firmware releases for both Office and Production Printing Products which we believe should be deployed accordingly.

Maintenance Firmware releases for Office and Production Printing Products

Office Printing Machines

Mass-Production Program Maintenance Release 1 Function Version 5:

Applicable Models: C224e/C284e/C364e/

C454e/C554e and 224e/284e/364e/454e/554e.

Firmware code: G20-E4

CSES/Knova download code: • DLBT1406439EN - Bizhub

C364e/C284e/C224e • DLBT1406442EN - Bizhub

C554e/C454e• DLBT1406436EN - Bizhub

554e/454e/364e/284e/224e

This firmware release is based on the previous G20-C8 version and fixes a number of issues such as;

• In MAC 10.9, trays selected by printer driver will not be printed.

• If logging in/out to/from Authentication application is repeated, MFP is hung up.

• When switch on the main power after installing a FW, J99-09 may occur.

• When only using Account Track, Address Book cannot be registered by Administrator from PSWC

For the complete list of fixes and improvements, please see the document included with the G20-E4 firmware.

Production Printing Machines

Mass-Production Firmware Version 11:

Applicable Models: Bizhub PRESS C1060, C1070,

C1070P and Bizhub Pro C1060L

Firmware codes: • Image Control Program ver.

G00-11• Print Control Program ver.

G00-12• Scanner Control Program ver.

G00-20

CSES/Knova download codes: • DLBT1405312EN - Bizhub

PRESS C1060, C1070, C1070P

• DLBT1406442EN - Bizhub PRO C1060L

This firmware release is based on the previous G00-10 version and fixes a number of issues such as;

• Depending on paper characteristics and type of image, J-3102 (fusing belt wrapping jam) may happen.

• When setting authentication by password, the password could not change if it had set 64 characters at “Password” or “User Name” in [Utility]-[User Setting]-[Change Password].

• When paper empty occurs in the following condition, fed page is miscounted. Then it causes C-4840 (waiting

image error), or pagination error.

• <Condition> • Simplex and duplex print in

one job (mixplex).• Printing during spooling of

print data.• When increasing [Density

Adjustment Per Tray] from [Paper Setting]-[Process adjustment], Abnormal color density occurs depending on the environment or the setting of max density, adjustment is made improperly.

For the complete list of fixes and improvements, please see the document included with the G00-11 firmware.

Should you require further information about these releases, please feel free to contact us on scc@konicaminolta.eu or via a QU report in CSES.

by Adrian Paul Debono - Technical Specialist CAMEA Support Competence Center - Malta

NEWS/LOCAL EVENT 10/11

YSoft SafeQ: Valuable office solution that secures all print activities and keeps costs under control

data and information at all times.To keep costs under control,

it is essential to monitor all print, copy and scan operations within an organisation. This is possible with YSoft SafeQ, which also offers a wide selection of detailed reports that help to optimise the print environment. Environmentally conscious companies, in particular, will benefit from green reports. These show how YSoft SafeQ reduces paper waste, toner and energy consumption and demonstrate the positive effect on the environment by quantifying the natural resources that have been saved.

For institutions wishing to charge for print services, YSoft SafeQ provides a comprehensive payment system including online/offline and even automatic recharging of user

The private cloud software solution is suitable for any business that requires increased productivity and efficiency from its print infrastructure. Thanks to its modularity, the new software can meet the needs of companies of any size or industry, from small, privately owned businesses to global enterprises and educational organisations.

The YSoft SafeQ print management solution allows customers to control the whole print infrastructure centrally while also enabling companies to gain added value by reducing costs. For IT administrators, the completely harmonised and customisable web-based administration interface is one of a kind and instantly makes their daily work a little easier.

The centrally installed office solution lets users release print jobs all around the world on any device in any location of the network, but centrally collects and accounts all print data across the network. Mobile printing makes it possible to submit print jobs more flexibly when on the go. Maximum efficiency, time saving and increased productivity are just some of the benefits.

In order to ensure security, the new print management solution only grants authorised users access to the device to commission print jobs, copy or scan. It is also possible to assign rights for printing, copying and scanning to individual users according to their needs or job roles. YSoft SafeQ thereby prevents security breaches and provides extensive protection of sensitive

accounts for enhanced customer convenience.

“YSoft SafeQ is an extremely scalable and intuitive print management solution which leaves nothing to be desired in regard to print security, central print management, user access rights, reporting and even charging for specific print operations. The modular and feature-based licensing scheme makes it ideal for any customer looking for an advanced print management solution”, says Florian Loske, Product Manager, International Marketing Division.

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Konica Minolta is supplementing its wide range of office application products with YSoft SafeQ, an innovative, feature-rich solution that enables central print administration while providing user and cost management meeting the highest safety requirements.

2014 FOOTBALL WORLD CUP IN BRAZIL

GROUP ABrazil · Anthony Micallef - Office Group Ltd.

GROUP BNetherlands · Diana‘s Family in Holland

GROUP CJapan · Colleagues from Konica Minolta HQ BEU

GROUP FNigerian - Izzat and Ramzi Debs Skysat Nigeria.

GROUP GGermany · Oliver Ukat from Konica Minolta HQ BEU

Lets see how our distributors and colleagues celebrate the World Cup Football throughout the CAMEA Region... May the best team win!

2014 FOOTBALL WORLD CUP IN BRAZIL CAMEA

GROUP CJapan · Colleagues from Konica Minolta HQ BEU

GROUP DItaly · George Wanyoike Consultant East Africa.

GROUP EFrance · Michel Sebag our French delegate.

Lets see how our distributors and colleagues celebrate the World Cup Football throughout the CAMEA Region... May the best team win!

Konica Minolta sets a new benchmark with the bizhub PRESS 2250P

The leading global provider of production printing solutions introduces the fastest own developed monochrome production engine in its successful history.

engine enhances overall productivity on one hand while providing highly sophisticated media handling on the other. The bizhub PRESS 2250P utilises air-suction technology and provides up to 18,000 sheets of input capacity and is able to handle various paper types from 40 to 350 grams per square meter (gsm) paper in simplex and duplex printing. Its accurate and stable feeding of thick and glossy coated paper sets this model apart from competitors’ engines. Thanks to the disjoining mechanism in the exit roller, the image position accuracy is improved. Moreover, the air-suction feed has been optimised to adjust to paper type and the feeding accuracy has been improved with the addition of a centring function to each tray. In addition, the new duplex print engine’s sheet input tray can be filled while printing is in progress so that there is no need to interrupt the production process.

Advanced technologiesThe new duplex print engine

perfectly complements operator’s offset environments to offer first-class print products. The bizhub PRESS 2250P’s up-to-date technologies are highly professional and save customer’s precious time. Independent front-to-back alignment and a distortion adjustment function

In 2012, the proven technologies of the bizhub PRESS 1250P achieved sustained success and did not only impress customers; it also received a BLI Award and was the only model in its class to be awarded five stars for productivity. Today, further development of the bizhub PRESS 2250P offers businesses double the benefits and creates a new market segment in the printing industry. High productivity, sophisticated media handling, excellent technologies and multifaceted finishing options enhance the overall performance of companies that need high speed production in order to meet extremely short runs, such as graphic communication providers, data centres and central reproduction departments.

Increasing productivityIts dual engine technology

for high-quality duplex printing combined with a print speed of 250

A4 duplex images per minute (ipm) and 132 SRA3 duplex ipm mean that the bizhub PRESS 2250P not only increases productivity but also ensures competitive advantage, ushering in a new era of printing on demand. Two inline connected print engines enable cost-effective printing as the sub-engine prints the front and the main engine prints the back of sheets.

Superior media handlingEquipped with best-in-class

technologies, the new duplex print

1. Staple finisher - FS 532, 2. Large Stacker - LU 505, 3. Relay Conveyance Unit - RU 510, 4. Conveyance and Decurling Unit - RU 509, 5. Main Unit, 6. Tandem Relay Unit - TD 501, 7. bizhub PRESS Main Unit, 8. Large Capacity Paper Feeder 3 trays - PF 703, 9. Large Capacity Paper Feeder 3 trays - PF 706.

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ensure accurate duplex registration. Image alignment at the front and back of sheets is essential for post-processing of printed sheets handled by the brand new TD-501 tandem relay unit. Furthermore, automatic image density adjustment technology professionalises the printing process: the RU-509 relay unit has an IDC sensor which provides density stabilisation in both the sub-engine and the main engine. The optional HM-102 humidification unit can be integrated into every configuration to neutralise static electricity – which is highly important for demanding environments, e.g. book printing market – and removes heat from the printed sheets. Moreover, it is possible to adjust the density of the black tone of printed images on the front and back of sheets both manually and automatically.

Versatile finishing optionsBooklet making, perfect binding,

folding and punching, automatic ring binding and, of course, high stacking capabilities of up to 15,000 sheets are merely a few inline finishing options offered by the bizhub PRESS 2250P. Just as the input tray can be loaded while printing is in progress, the stacker can be unloaded without interrupting printing. The flexibility offered by the

large number of finishing options allows printing to be combined with finishing in one step without manual intervention. Ultimately, the one-step print products offered by the bizhub PRESS 2250P lead to increased profits in the print room and optimised budget planning.

“The dual-engine technology of the bizhub PRESS 2250P lives up to the motto ‘Deliver today instead of tomorrow’, because it doubles the print speed of the award-winning bizhub PRESS 1250P and

ensures a competitive advantage by dramatically increasing productivity,” comments Ines Wennemann, Product Manager, Production Printing Group, International Marketing Division.

Click her to download the datasheet for the new bizhub PRESS 2250P. For more information about this machine, please contact Andrea Peresso: andrea.peresso@konicaminolta.eu

1. Staple finisher - FS 532, 2. Large Stacker - LU 505, 3. Relay Conveyance Unit - RU 510, 4. Conveyance and Decurling Unit - RU 509, 5. Main Unit, 6. Tandem Relay Unit - TD 501, 7. bizhub PRESS Main Unit, 8. Large Capacity Paper Feeder 3 trays - PF 703, 9. Large Capacity Paper Feeder 3 trays - PF 706.

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Today I would like to share an initiative our colleagues in Langenhagen will join this year: Bike to Work.

The aim behind this initiative is to encourage people to use the bike to and from work instead of the car, with the hope to gain in the end a certain number of burned calories and of course saved emissions too!

Did you know that in Germany almost every 6th employee commutes to work by bike? Bicycling has many advantages: endurance and performance are improving and stress is fading away. Moreover, bicycling compensates some of the negative consequences of our mostly sedentary work style. It has been proved that with only 30 minutes a day on a bicycle, several health risks are reduced.

Not to forget that we actively reduce carbon emissions!

The annual German wide campaign “Bike to Work” (Mit dem Rad zur Arbeit) sets new records every year. In 2013 about 30,000 business cyclists from over 2,600 companies covered 24.9 million kilometres, just in Lower Saxony!

Konica Minolta is happily joining the initiative this year - the promotion period is 3 months from 1.6. till 31.8.2014 .

At the end of the initiative, each participant is able to determine his/her mileage, total burned calories and CO2 savings with his/her own personal action calendar. Participants can even win prizes in the official campaign so one has simply nothing to lose but can only gain from participating, in many ways.. Just getting started is often the biggest obstacle. So we hope that the above information serves also as motivation to you and we help you to turn your daily way to work into your individual fitness program!

What about similar initiatives or ideas in your own country...? We will be happy to share such initiatives in our next CAMEA Connect Newsletter! Just send us a mail on: camea_newsletter@konicaminolta.eu and we will do the rest.

by Pauline Galea

Giving Shape to...Your Body!

KONICA MINOLTABIKE TO WORK Join us and register!Period: 01.06. - 31.08.2014

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Konica Minolta expands reach in APAC

production print is increasing, and Konica Minolta will benefit from closer links with production printers as a result of acquiring Ergo.

Both Charterhouse and Ergo have long been serving many high-profile global brands. They have also collaborated on projects over the last two years based on a shared strategic outside-in approach, focusing on services that will deliver value to clients.

“Ergo and Charterhouse have

The acquisition will significantly expand Konica Minolta’s global reach in Marketing Print Management (MPM) following its 2012 takeover of Charterhouse, which has a strong presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). It will create one of the largest MPM providers worldwide as these two companies together cover more than 30 countries.

“The culture, expertise and client base that Ergo brings to MPM fit perfectly with Charterhouse. This merger is a further step for us on the way to the global lead in marketing production,” said Jun Haraguchi, Senior Executive Officer at Konica Minolta. “This acquisition proves Konica Minolta’s commitment to the global development of Marketing Print Management,” he added. “We are thrilled to join the Konica Minolta Group. They are well known in the industry for their integrity, commitment to clients and innovation,” said Eugene Cora, CEO at Ergo.

Konica Minolta leads the production printing market in Europe and has long been active in Marketing Print Management (MPM) services, which improve the printing business process and assist planning and production of highly value-added products (print, displays, digital, etc) for promotion and marketing purposes. Demand for digital printing systems for

very similar cultures marked by a client-first mind-set” said Gary Mahoney, Charterhouse CEO. “This is a great opportunity for both organizations to leverage synergies from this acquisition and address client needs across the global market”.

Ergo and Charterhouse will make Konica Minolta one of the few global providers with full MPM service offering across the Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions.

Acquisition of Ergo strengthens company’s presence in the global market for marketing print management (MPM). Konica Minolta has agreed to acquire Ergo Asia Pty Ltd, a leading marketing services production company in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The merger is to take effect immediately following approval by competition authorities.

area, measures about 54 square meters and is strategically located in the 1000 sqm Hall, to attract most of the visitors to the exhibition.

So far the KIP C7800 and bizhub 224e are the star machines at the show, as they have attracted the interest of most visitors and prospective customers who visited the Skysat Stand. According to Mr. Vikash - Head of the Skysat team at the show - going by the number of visitors to Skysat stand, the show promises to be a very good one for Skysat and Konica Minolta products, particularly in the outdoor advertising sector.

The expo organized by Lagos state signage and advertising agency hosted at the prestigious Eko convention centre EKo Hotels Victoria - Island Lagos is expected to attract about 4000 delegates and visitors and will run from Wednesday 25th to Friday 27th June 2014.

Skysat Technologies is showcasing an array of Konica Minolta digital print machines which include the KIP C7800, Biz Hub C224e complete, Biz Hub C554e at the show.

Skysat Technologies stand, which is custom built and contains a seating

Africa Outdoor Advertising ExhibitionSKYSAT - NIGERIA

Skysat technologies Nigeria the preferred partner to Konica Minolta in Nigeria and Ghana showcases latest digital print solutions from the stable of Konica Minolta at the Maiden Edition of Africa Outdoor Advertising exhibition.

The Skysat Exhibition Team

COUNTRY NEWS/MPLUS 18/19

The Skysat Exhibition Team

MPLUS NEWS!

During the course of this month, NEW material has been uploaded on our E-Learning system MPLUS including the following;

• Product Certification bizhub Press C1100/C1085 Engine.

• Product Certification bizhub Press C1100/C1085 Option.

• Product Certification bizhub C3110.

• Product Certification bizhub C3100P Engine.

We have also added „Apple Printing“ to the OUTWARD Professional (and removed the outdated modules “Apple Printing Basics” (Professional) and “Apple Macintosh basics” (Network)). Furthermore, we also carried out some Improvements in Service Productivity of Office Products Version 3 & Production Print Products Version 2.

• Improvements in Service Productivity of Office Products Version 3. - All employees

by Pauline Galea - MPlus Tutor

involved in Office systems are required to study this material.

• Improvements in Service Productivity of Production Print Products Version 2. - All employees involved in Production Printing are required to study this material.

Please let me know if you would like

me to enrol any student/s for any of the above WBTs.

Students will find the material in the Learning Catalogue under:• Product & Service ImprovementsMake sure to register on MPlus today (https://mplus.konicaminolta.eu) or send me a mail directly on: pauline.galea@konicaminolta.eu for further assistance.

Its been almost a year since the new Sales track “COMPASS’ was launched and from our end, we can say that we are very happy with the results so far achieved in CAMEA area! Up to now, a total of 120 skillsets have been successfully completed from your end and may we take the opportunity to especially congratulate the following partners for their great performance;

EXPRESS AUTOMATION, KENYA : 41 skillsets

INFOLAND, KAZACHSTAN : 29 skillsets

SYPAIY, TURKMENISTAN : 23 skillsets

HALAL, AZERBAIJAN : 11 skillsets

Make sure to keep up the good work & we hope all other partners will follow your example !

REMEMBER : All COMPASS skillsets are being offered on FREE OF CHARGE BASIS to all our partners in CAMEA area until end of March 2015. As from 1st of April 2015, the applicable charges will apply.

Le road show d’Arkeos est organisé chaque année dans les 5 plus grands villes du Maroc (Agadir, Marrakech, Fes, Tanger, Oujda).

Le road show

L’objectif principal est d’être au plus prêt des clients et revendeurs de la region en expasant les produits Konica Minolta dans un hotel de la ville et les inviter à venir et voir les machines et les tester.

Cette fois, le road show a été organisé a Agadir dans l’hotel

Palais des Roses et durant cette journée, a peu prés 50 sociétés étaient présentes, un énorme interêt a été démontré pour nos machines et plusieurs bons deals ont été detectés.

Durant la même semaine,

Arkeos a organisé son 2éme road show de l’année à Marrakech cette fois à l’hotel Ryad Mogador Menara, plus de 60 sociétés ont été présent et ont testés les machines et ont manifestés leur interêts durant cette journée.

by Mounir Meghraoui - Regional Business Consultant North & West Africa

The road show The road show of Arkeos is organised each year in the 5 biggest cities in Morocco (Agadir, Marrakech, Fes, Tangiers, Oujda).

The main objective is to get closer to the customers and the re-sellers in the region by exhibiting Konica Minolta devices in an hotel of the city and invite them to the road show and see and test the machines.

This time, the road show took place in Agadir, at Hotel Palais des Roses. During the day, about 50 companies attended, a big interest was shown in our products and many good deals were detected.

During the same week, Arkeos organised their second road show in Marrakech in the Ryad Mogador

Menara Hotel. About 60 companies attended and tested the machines and shown their interest during this event.

Photo top: Marrakech Road Show - Ryad Mogador Menara

Hotel.

Photo below: Agadir Road Show - Hotel Palais des Roses

KONICA MINOLTA IN THE PRESS 20/21

A small selection of the recent press announcements in the CAMEA area.

INTERVIEW

With the “Competitive Encounter” for the bizhub C224e to C554e sales representatives will get a helpful tool pointing out outstanding strengths to show the competitiveness of this new colour device.The specifications are weighted against each other and marked with traffic lights to indicate the weaknesses anddisadvantages of the competitor’s systems. Fourteen new competitor models were recently added. All judgements are based upon the current

state-of-the-art in colour MFP market (segment 3 / 4 / 5).

Complete URL to Competitive Encounter bizhub C224e to C554e v2.0 / December 2013 Document (Word and PDF) on InfoHub Web Server:

https://infohub.konicaminolta.eu/41256D65003A2928/0/3CDBEC98EC55EB83C1257C3E003ABB85?OpenDocumentand Complete URL to Side by Side database bizhub C224e to C554e v2.0

in the officeNEW(S)

At the start of the World Cup, we gave every distributor the option - via email - to receive our specially designed Konica Minolta World Cup Banner with schedule.

This was an enormous success, as most of the CAMEA countries requested the artwork for the banner.

Some countries were so quick that minutes after downloading the material it was already being printed. See here the proof straight from Tanzania.

Blue Angel Mark awarded for the Jade SeriesKonica Minolta received the (new) Blue Angel Mark (RAL-UZ 171) for the Jade series (bizhub 3300P, bizhub 4000P, bizhub 4700P) earlier this month.

Germany’s Blue Angel Mark is awarded to products and services that are beneficial for the environment and also fulfil high standards of occupational health and safety.

Introduced in 1978 by the German Institute for Quality Assurance and Certification, the Blue Angel was the worlds first ecological label. Important factors for qualification include: economical use of raw materials, production usages, service life and disposal.

World Cup Football Banner

NEWS IN THE OFFICE/FOLLOW US 22/23

Welcome once more to our Office Update Corner – and as we welcome summer, here at the Malta Office we are also welcoming the highly anticipated official launch of the OPS brand within the CAMEA region!

OPS Go-To Market Events

In conclusion to both trainings, participants gathered back in their respective countries where they held meetings with their technical colleagues to merge the learning outcomes of both trainings into their very own OPS strategy moving forward.

Now, six weeks after the last training, it is time for the official roll out of the CAMEA OPS Project – where once again we will offer our direct support to the distributors participating in this pilot project, in the form of a series of OPS Go-To Market Events that we will be organising in each participating distributor’s country.

Pioneering the project will be our distributors from Kazakhstan, Infoland whom together with us will be organising the first Go-To Market Event in Almaty on the 10th July.

We will keep you posted with the ongoing status of these events in the upcoming issues. Until the next one, and I wish you all an unforgettable summer.

In the previous two issues of CAMEA Connect we had informed you about the two initial trainings prior to the launch. Just to offer a quick recap of what happened – first training was organised for the PrintFleet tool training and welcomed technical personnel from the 7 participating distributors.

Installation methods and device management regimes topped the agenda during this first training.

Two weeks later, the second training followed; OPS Consult Training, which had participants from the participating distributors’ sales force. This session offered a full day mentoring on Consulting and Sales Approach styles followed by another two full days training on the Vendor tool, which is the software used during the Consult Stage.

Follow Us...You now have the opportunity

to follow us on the following Social Networks:

Daily updates are posted on Facebook containing the latest developments, so why not hit the “Like” button and keep up to date with CAMEA. Click on the Facebook logo for a direct link to the CAMEA Facebook page.

Or enjoy a little “Tweet” with us on Twitter. You can follow our tweets by clicking on the Twitter logo above.

Follow us on YouTube. Konica Minolta has their very own channel and with loads of educational and informative videos to choose from, there should be something for everyone. Just click on the logo and subscribe to the channel.

Contact Us...

If you have an editorial contribution available you would like to feature in the next issue of CAMEA Connect, please feel free to submit your contribution before the 21st of July 2014. You can email this to: camea_newsletter@konicaminolta.eu

We will be in touch! All other ideas, feedback and suggestions are more than welcome too!

We look forward to receiving your emails. Until we meet again.

Expanding our mutual collaboration, for a partnership with a strong future and joint success in transforming business together, adding value to our customers’ business:

Our exclusively designed range of highly efficient and perfectly compatible multifunctionals extends from entry-level office devices, including laser printers and small all-in-ones, to cutting edge, high-performance production printing systems. Find out more and enable your business:

www.konicaminolta.eu

OFFICE

WORKING ENVIRONMENTS IN STEP WITH TODAY‘S WORLD

Models shown: left bizhub C224e and right C3850, below bizhub Press C1060/1070.

We have Partners in the following countries:

Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Lebanon, Madagascar

Malta, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Zambia.